Hi all. I'm brand new to the Mazda forums!

I just picked up a 2007 Mazda5 yesterday. It rocks!

If there's one thing I'd change about it, though, it's that awful gauge cluster. You practically can't see it in the daytime at all unless you really squint hard at it.

Of course, I happen to be in South Florida, where it's mostly sunny all the time. :-P

I was looking around for an EL retrofit kit for the Mazda5, but sadly, one doesn't seem to exist. Can anybody out there prove me wrong on that one?

Barring that, will the 2008 gauge cluster work in a 2007? The 2008 gauges are EL and look schweet.

Thanks in advance,

Gregory Pius
Wellington (like the beef), Florida
2007 Mazda5

 

About my Mazda 5 2006:
Both the front seat heater is inoperative. the 15 amp. fuse is ok, and the lights in the buttons works. Does anyone have a wiring diagram or a good idea?

Greeting the freezing Dane

 

Well, you could swap the old instrument cluster for the 2008-09 newer one, but you´ll need to re-program the eeprom with the info on the key, otherwise the vehicle won´t start, because the immobilizer is in the cluster.
Also, the fuel gauge won´t work with the new cluster. Don´t know why and I will continue to find out why....